Famous Birthdays
- Sep 6 Pierre Verdier, French composer working in Sweden, born in Paris, France (d. 1706)
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627-1704)
Sep 27 French bishop and writer (Louis XIV court preacher), born in Dijon, France
- Sep 30 Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe's fictional character, is born (according to the famous novel)
Famous Deaths
- Sep 20 Jan Gruter, Flemish-born Dutch critic, dies at 66